hi, my colleague is apparently a candidate for redundancy however she has a degree in spanish and has studied there at university.

Hi, I am hoping that somebody out there may be able to help me. I have been working for this company for 1.5 years, quite happily and from what I gathered they felt the same (I had a great appraisal several months ago.) During this appraisal I asked to be considered for promotion and my manager and the area manager agreed that they would "see what they could do." However, on monday I was called into the office by the 2 managers and was told that the company was making some changes(The company is basically a store which opens late nights and weekends). I was told that as the company was not making any money from retail clients, it had been decided that the store was going to open during office hours on an appointment only basis, therefore my role as a sales person would be made redundant. There would be a job available for a Sales Administrator, however if I wanted this role I would have to "fight for it", against a colleague who had only been working for the company for 6 months. I was told that the person they wanted for this role had to be able to understand Spanish and that if I wanted the job my colleague and I would have to take "tests" in the Spanish language and the computer system which is ALL in Spanish!! I do not speak any Spanish so find this quite unfair as it hasnt been a problem for them over the last 1.5 yrs!!! Also the new role isnt that different from what I already do as I am already using that computer system and do lots of admin work which I am more than capable of doing. During this conversation, I was told that I leave voluntarily, I would recieve 2 months pay as a good will gesture. If I decide to "fight", for the admin job and they do not select me for it and then make me redundant, I will not recieve a payment from them! I genuinely feel that I am being forced out of a job that I love and they made it pretty clear that I was not wanted there! Can anybody help please? I dont know what to do!! ps, I have until tomorrow afternoon to tell them what I am doing Thanks in advance!!

Thanks Barty, I will send the letter tomorrow Round II now:) I'm going to work out how much they've charged me since I started this claim!!

Hi I thought I'd ring SC&M today and ask where there court bundle is, as neither me or Salford County Court have recieved one from them and the hearing is on 7th MArch 07. The man I spoke to suggested that they were not going to rely on any evidence in Court, only their defence! He then went on to say that they usually settle before (which I already knew) and that he'd check with someone and ring me back. I recieved a phone call 2 hours later from a Mr Thomas who suggested that I look online at my account as Lloyd had just settled! I just checked and its all there and more !!! I would urge anyone to ring them who is still waiting to hear anything as it worked for me!! Thanks everyone, especially Gary H, donation is on it's way!!!

i agree with that StudentInDebt, however they never agreed holiday terms or anything. When I asked for a written contract it was always refused or they were "too busy" to do it. They also kept changing the hours and changed the salary before I left, if I had a written contract they couldnt have done that!

Thanks Bazak1

Do you think that there is a chance that the judge will set aside the judgement? I want to defend the whole claim and countersue Thanks

I understand that, but the doctor wouldnt write me a note for court. I think I have to send a cheque off for 50.00 or something

I couldnt honestly tell you when they ran from cos they never said, I assume it ran from January, they did agree to pay sick time though. I have 3 days off and they agreed to pay me as they sent me home

Do you think I could countersue

Hi Regarding the holidays, I just assumed I was allowed to carry them ove as I didnt take them, plus they didnt tell me what my entitlement was! Employers should not be allowed to make up the rules as they go along! As for the p60/P45 i shall have to look at home

Hi Thanks for you speedy replies!! I thought I was being paid 23k which is equivelant (i think) to what I was getting paid weekly. Trouble is, these people were friends (sort of), my colleague and I helped open the business (my colleague was another close friend), and when things started going bad for the business, they started increasing our hours and reducing our wages! I should also point out tjat I only worked there for 8 months so probably dont have the same rights as someone who'd have worked there for a full year. I actually left the job as they were making life very difficult for me, they dropped my wages down by 5k and increased my hours. I was told "If you dont like it, you know where the door is"! I asked my doctor for medical notes, but she will not supply them for court, only for time off sick for work.

Hello I am due in court on Tuesday to set aside a judgement made by my previous employer for being apparently overpaid. I was intitially going to defend the whole claim via a solicitor but when he hiked up his prices by 50.00 an hour I changed my mind (as this wouldve cost more than what the alleged debt was), I panicked as there was only 2 days left to send an Acknowledgemt of Service to MCOL, so I decided to send an Admissions Form in , even though I didnt owe the debt. I have to say though at this time I was unemployed and suffering with depression and very ill. The solicitor also did not explain things properly to me and made me panic. Since then, I have controlled my depression and have started working. I also now understand the concept of Small Claims and know that I can deal with this myself having claimed for my bank charges. I also complained to the Law Society about the aforementioned solicitor who got his wrist slapped. The reason why I dont think I owe this debt to my ex employer is that a. I never recieved a Contract of Employment stating what my hours, pay & holidays were b. I never recieved payslips c. I thought that the wages I was recieving were correct They say the part of the sum I owed is holidays which I was not entitled to, which is rubbish as they owed me days from the previous year, plus I had nothing in writing. Also, they were hounding me for ages to go back working for them, and when I said no (as my job was the cause of my depression), they sent me a CCJ. I hope all of this makes sense! Does anybody have any advice about how I should handle things on tuesday? I have an idea myself but would appreciate other's opinions

HI Just an update. I recieved a reply from the Complaints Department, basically telling mt that they were unwilling to accept anything less than 235.00 per month and that there is absolutelt nothing that they can do about it. I have also recieved a demand which threatens me with a liability order. I have told them that if it comes to it then I will defend myself in Court. I have also sent a 6 page letter to my local councillor Nat

That sounds promising for me, my court date is set for the 7th MArch. I sent in my court bundle ages ago and have had nothing back from them yet.